A Christmas Eve Perspective
...Tis the eve of another Christmas day
A sacred time for Christian’s world wide
Looking past the glitter that would blind us
we seek to remind ourselves of the true purpose
of this sacred time as w...
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Categories:
gragg, christmas, love, perspective,
Form: Prose
The Road To Eternal Sleep
...It enters one's life quietly; as silent as
the falling snow: the need for a few
additional hours or minutes of sleep.
As the years progress and the hair takes
on a silver sheen the bones and mu...
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Categories:
gragg, life,
Form: Prose
Love In Question
...If I hand thee a rose
would you smile from beneath your bonnet?
If I played thee a song
would you sing me a sweet sonnet?
If I touched your hair softly
would you blush and turn away?
I...
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Categories:
gragg, love,
Form: Rhyme
Onward and Upward
..."Onward and upward"
the good men and women were heard to say
as they drew their swords to join the fray
The enemy was vanquished and did quickly give way
And peace was preserved in a grandiose ...
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Categories:
gragg, america, , memorial,
Form: Rhyme
2012
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Well we’re hours away from 2012
And the events of 2011 can finally be shelved
What surprises await us in the twelve months ahead?
Is there something in store that might cause us much dread?
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Categories:
gragg, political,
Form: Rhyme
The Clock Is Ticking
...The Clock is Ticking
What a sad state of affairs
Seems that no one in Washington cares
The politicians know that they stink to high hell
Yet they continue to do nothing to lessen the sm...
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Categories:
gragg, political,
Form: Rhyme
Imagination
...IMAGINATION
Have you ever envisioned a purple moon
or snowflakes in the month of June?
Do you see funny faces in the evening clouds
or alien beings in the holiday crowds?
Can you fly like bird...
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Categories:
gragg, fantasyimagination,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
The Antique Shop
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The small antique shop beckons to me as if calling my name
I hurry to enter with great anticipation
The chime above the door provides an eerie greeting
The store is aglow with articles o...
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Categories:
gragg, life, nostalgia, places, me,
Form: Free verse
Life Ain'T Flawless
...Life can be glorious and life can be serene
Life can be discouraging and life can be mean
Life can be first love and life can also be its loss
Life can be a helping hand and life can be an albatro...
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Categories:
gragg, lifelife, life,
Form: Couplet
Solitude
...Solitude
A restless night, never ending
Its darkness clouding my mind
Creating visions of ghosts of the past
All dancing to the tune of the ticking clock
Morning finally comes in the s...
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Categories:
gragg, sad
Form: I do not know?